Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle School was crowned the 2009 Pinnacle of Fitness Challenge champion after winning the final competition held in St. Louis, Missouri, during the Women’s NCAA Final Four Tournament on April 6.
The NCAA National Pinnacle of Fitness Competition is a nationwide competition held across the USA for middle school students to promote and encourage physical fitness. One hundred middle schools and 74,000 students across the country competed at local and regional events, hoping to advance to the National Fitness Competition.
Students from Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle won in the state competition for North Carolina, advancing to the finals on behalf of our state and district. Nine state teams advanced to the final rounds of the competition. Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle won five first-place finishes out of the 10 fitness events. The team finished with a score of 72 out of a possible 90 points.
Competing middle schools and individual students have and will be recognized through school rewards that include fitness support funding for equipment, apparel and awards sponsored by Wilson Sporting Goods Co., the official basketball of the NCAA.
Fitness Team Coaches Ellen Lewis and Todd Barbour and Principal Elaine Hanzer accompanied the students on the trip.
Pictured: Coaches Ellen Lewis and Todd Barbour, Principal Elaine Hanzer
Students: Audrie-Emma Bruce, Andrew Greifinger, Madison Fingers, Sidney Campbell, Mariah Ballen, Christopher Ballen, Emily O’Brien, Logan Barbour, Je’May Ward and Michael Shelton.